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种 (zhòng) — to plant, to grow

Definition

种 (zhòng) is the verb 'to plant / to grow' crops or flowers. Note the different tone from the same character zhǒng used as a classifier for kinds (like 种类) — same spelling, different word.

verb
to plantto grow
Easily confused

Examples

  • 种。
    Nǎi nai zài yuàn zi lǐ zhòng le hěn duō cài.
    Grandma planted a lot of vegetables in the yard.
  • 。
    Tā qù nián kāi shǐ xué xí zhòng huā.
    He started learning to grow flowers last year.
  • 种。
    Yé ye zhòng le hěn duō xī guā.
    Grandpa planted a lot of watermelons.
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